Machine for washing bottles.



E, UTARD & A. GIMONET. MACHINE FOR WASHING BOTTLES. APPLICATION TILEDMAB..18,1 909.

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E. UTARD & A. GIMONET. MACHINE- FOR WASHING BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1909 Patnted Aug. 24. 1909 8 SHEETHSHEET 2.

z INVENTORJT ATTORNEY WITNESSES $29M a.

1 E. UTARD & A. GIMONBT.

MACHINE FOB WASHING BOTTLES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 18,1909.

932,193, Patented Aug. 24. 1909..

8 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

WITNESSES l/W NTOR ATTORNEY UNITED sT trEs PATENT OFFICE.

EMILE UTABD AND ALEXANDBE GIHONET, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO K. &G. KLOTZ &

00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

MACHINE FOR WASHING BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, EMILE UTARD and ALEXANDRE GIMONET, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of New York, county and State of New York,have invented Improvements in Machines for Washing Bottles, of which thefollowing is a specification. .The machine for-washing bottles, thesubject of this invention, comprises arotatable circular bottle carriermounted upon a central support having a hollow rim divided into separatecompartments, each compartment by a connecting hollow arm or spoke beingin communication with a valve device in the hub which seats onthe-central support; perforated spraying nozzles extending upwardly fromthe rim of the carrier; bottle supports located on the nozzles forholding the bottles in position with the spraying nozzles extendingwithin them; cups connected to or forming part of the bottle supports atthe lower ends of the same for the reception of the stoppers of thebottles as the bottles are placed on the supports, it being desirablethat each bottle and its stopper, when made of glass, be kept to gether,as such stoppers are generally individually ground to a fit in the neckof each bottle; a water supply pipehaving downwardlyextending' brancheslocated on each side of a portion or sectionol the bottles on thesupports and provided with perforations fordirecting the Water onto thebottles and also onto the stoppers; a hood or shield covering .theoutside spraying pipes and the section of bottles whose outer surfacesare subjected to the action of the water issuing from these sprayingpipes; a pan located beneath the rotating carrier for collecting thewater as it drips from the insides and the outsides of the bottles;means for axially rotating the bottles as they pass between the outsides raying pipes; and means for rotating the Bottle carrier, preferablyconsisting of a ratchet ring attached to the rim of the carrier and anoperating pawl attached to a small crank, whose shaft may becontinuously rotated by any suitable means.

To fully describe these and other features of construction we will refertothe accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 is a plan view of' the machine, showing one of the parts insection Fi 2 is a vertical sectiona view taken onthe ine 2, 2 Fig. 1;Fig. '3 is a transverse section, on

an enlarged scale, of the device for washing the outer surfaces of thebottles; Fig. 4 is a detached view of the bottle carriers rotatingoperating means; Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the bottle carrier'scentral su port showing the water controlling valve; 1g. 6 is ahorizontal section of the same taken on the line 6, 6, Fig. 5; Fig. 7shows in plan a portion of the means for rotating the bottles as they1pass through the outside washtitions I), each section being connectedto the hub c by a hollow arm or spoke d, the open.- ings through the hubextending downwardly to the ports e at the lower bearing face of the hubwhich facecorresponds to and rests upon the conical valve face of thehollow piece f,

and in this valve face is formed a port 9,.

through which communication is provided between one of the spokes d andt 1e water supply pipe h, attached to the upper end of the hollow piecef, for a certain interval of time to insure the proper cleansing of thebottles on the section to which said spoke belongs, the remainder of theports e belonging to all of the other sections being during such timeout ofi.

Suitably spaced on the upper surfaceof the rim 0 are vertical nozzles Lsecured firmly in place to be open to the chambers of the rim, the upperpart of the nozzles being perforated to direct streams of water to allparts of v the interior of the bottles placed over the nozzles. Thebottles are held, inverted, in the supports 7', which have lower hollownecks fitting loosel r on the nozzles, the lower ends of the neckshaving openings k for the esca e of the water which drains from the bottes. Just below the bottle holding parts of each of the supports 9' islocated a cup Z, into which may be placed the stopper of the bottleplaced in the support when it is advantageous to. keep the bottles andtheir stoppers together, particularly when hard stoppers, as glass, arespeclally ground to fit individually in. the necks of the bottle.

These cups 1 have drainage holes for the es loo . tles, both externallyan bottles as they pass means for washing the outsides of the bottles.

placed in the supports j and the stoppers in the cups Z, consisting ofdownwardly project ing pipes m, perforated to direct streams on bothsides of the bottles and on the. stoppers, connected to a main ipe n,which is ]o1ned to the sup ly pipe h, ya branch pipe 0, in

which is p aced a valve p, for governing the flow of water from theperforated pipes m A hood q is provided to prevent s lashing of thewater from the pipes m, an to direct such water and the drip ing fromthe hoti (i internally, into a which extends under the draining pan 1',

'whole of' the bottle carrier, is suitably supported and is providedwith an esca e pipe 8.

The device shown, which is simp e and effective, for rotating the bottlecarrier consists of a circular ratchet rack t actuated by a pawl itcarried on a crank pin of the crank arm 1) the shaft of which is carriedby a stand ard bearing w and is continuously rotated, as by a pulley:22, which may be connected to any source of power. I

It is advantageous, particularly when very dirty bottles are to bewashed, to rotate the between the outside washing pipes, this isaccomplished by fixing on the pinion gears g] on the necksof the bottlesupports 7' and attaching a segmental gear rack z to any convenientstationary part of the machine, .as for instance as shown to the hood q,and into which the pinions mesh as the bottle supports to which theybelong travel through the hood q. This rack gear 2 may extend beyond theends of the hood, but ordinarily such location of it will be sufficient.It will be observed that the nozzles i being rigidly secured to the rima of the bottle carrier and the bottle holders being loosely seated overthem no leakage can occur at the 'junctures of the nozzles and the rim,as but little power will be required to rotate the bottle su )ports.

A greater art 0 the time the bottles. are

being treate ,during one revolution of the carrier, is devoted todraining the bottles after water has been applied to the insides andoutsides of them, the interval of the washing process is shown as beingabout onesixth of the revolution of the carrier, only 'one at a time ofthe six ports e of the hub part of the central valve being incommunication with the port 9 of the seat of the valve the proportioningof the washingtime and the draining time may of course be varied atpleasure. The bottles and their stoppers when drained are removed fromand bottles and their'stoppers to be Washed are placed in theirrespective sup orts just before the water flows through t 1e section of,the rotating carrier that is about to pass through the outside washingpipes and protecting hood.

As in our before mentioned patent for ma chine for drying bottlesvarious sizes of hot-- tles may be treated on this machine by plac ingsuitable holdmg supports on the nozzles i and closin the perforations ofthe interven in nozzles by cups as shown at Fig. 9.

e claim as our invent1ont- 1. A machine for washing bottles, comprisinga rotatable circular hollow bottle carrier, perforated nozzles attachedto the rim of the carrier, bottle su orts located on the nozzles adaptedto hol ottles with the nozzles extending in their interiors, a watersupply pipe and connections ,for supplying water to sections of thenozzles successively, series of statlonary perforated pipes connected tothewater supply pipe and arranged to direct streams of water against theoutsides of the bottles as the bottles pass between them, and a hoodcovering the series of outside washin pipes.

2. A mac me for washing bottles, comprising a rotatable circular hollowbottle carrier, 'erforated nozzles attached to the rim of e carrier,bottle supforts located on the nozzles ada ted to ho bottles with thenozzles exten mg in their interiors, a

water supply pipe and connections for supplying water to sections of thenozzles successivel serles of perforated pipes connected to t e water suply pipe and arranged to direct streams 0 water against the outsides ofthe bottles as the bottles pass between them, a hood covering the seriesof outside washing pipes, a ratchet rack secured to the bottle carrier,an operating pawl carried by a crank, and means for rotating the crank.

3. A machine for washing bottles, comprising a rotatable circular hollowbottle carrier, perforated nozzles attached to the rim of the carrier,bottle su orts located on the nozzles adapted to hold ottles with thenozzles extending in their interiors, cups on the bottle supports forholding the sto pers of the bottles, a water supply pipe an connectionsfor supplyin water to sections of the nozzles successive y, series ofperforated pipes connected to the water supply pipe and arranged todirect streams of water against the outsides of the bottles and thestoppers placed in the on s as the bottles pass between them, and a oodcovering the series of outside washing ipes.

4." A machine for was ing bottles, comprising a rotatable circularhollow bottle carrier, erforated nozzles attached to the rim of tiecarrier, bottle su orts located on the nozzles ada ted to ho d bottleswith the nozzles exten ing in their interiors, a water supply pipe andconnections for supplying water to sections of the nozzles sucpipesconnected to the water supply pipe and arranged to direct streams ofwater against the outsides of the bottles 'asthey pass between them, andmeans for rotating the bottle supports on the nozzles.

5. A machine for washing bottles, comprising a rotatable circular hollowbottle carrier, perforated nozzles attached to the rim of the carrier,bottle su orts located on the nozzles adapted to hold ottles with thenozzles extending in their interiors, a Water supply pipe andconnections for supplying water to-sections of the nozzles successively,means for rotatin the bottle carrier, as a ratchet rack attached to thecarrier, and an operating pawl carried rotating crank.

6. In a machine for Washing bottles, a bottle carrier, means thereon forholding plying streams of Water to the interiors of some of the bottles,means for applying streams of Water to the exteriors of some of thebottles, means for moving'the carrier, and means for rotating thebottles as thestreams of water are applied to their extenors. I

7. In a machine for washing bottles, a bottle carrier, means thereon forholding bottles in inverted position, means for applying streams ofwater to the interiors of some of the bottles, stationary perforatedpipes for applying streams of water to the exteriors of some of thebottles, means for moving the carrier, means for rotating the by acontinuously bottles as the streams of water-are applied to theirexteriors, a hood located to extend over the bottles receiving theexterior washing water, and a draining pan for catching the water thatdrips from the bottles an hood.

. 8. A machine for washing bottles, comprising a rotatable circularhollow bottle carrier, perforated nozzles attached to the rim of thecarrier, bottle su orts located on the nozzles adapted to hold ottleswith the nozzles extending in their interiors, a water supply pipe andconnections for supplying Water to sections of the nozzles successively,series of-perforated pipes connected to the water sup ly pipe andarranged to direct streams 0 water against the outsides of the bottlesas the bottles pass between them, a

hood covering the series of outside Washing bottles in invertedposition, means for appipes, cups on the bottle supports for holdmg thesto pers of thebottles, a ratchet rack carrie b the bottle carrier andan operating paw therefor carried by a contlnuously rotating crank,pinion gears on the bottle supports, and astatiOnary gear rack locatedto act on the pinion ears when the bottles are passing through t 1ehood.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto subscribed. our names this 15thday of March, 1909.

EMILE UTARD.

ALEXAN DRE GIMONET. 1 Witnesses:

OHAs. J. VAN GUNTEN, JOHN E. CAHALAN.

